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Depot

Active · Software delivery built for machine scale.

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Why it ranks

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11signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 22Team size · YC's directory+7.1
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

Developer toolsDockerShared: software delivery, devops, machineYC S10San FranciscoStartup →AIMotherboard LabsShared: machine scale, stack, givespeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIInterfereShared: give engineeringYC S25New York CityStartup →
Companies closest to Depot
Company
DockerShared: software delivery, devops, machineYC S10ActiveDevtools
Motherboard LabsShared: machine scale, stack, givespeedrun SR007Not statedAI
InterfereShared: give engineeringYC S25ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherDispatchShared: delivery stackAntler 2026IndiaStartup →AIInactiveShuttleShared: ship reliable, devops, githubYC S20LondonStartup →AITara AIShared: source control, devops, engineeringYC W15San FranciscoStartup →AIStarSlingShared: devops, runner, githubYC X25San FranciscoStartup →OtherRoboDockShared: depotYC W26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Depot
Company
DispatchShared: delivery stackAntler 2026Not statedOther
ShuttleShared: ship reliable, devops, githubYC S20InactiveAI, Devtools
Tara AIShared: source control, devops, engineeringYC W15ActiveAI, Devtools
StarSlingShared: devops, runner, githubYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
RoboDockShared: depotYC W26ActiveOther

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Company
DataSuiteDataset Management for AI Trainersteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
LynxAI platform for investigating and resolving engineering incidentsteam of 5InactiveAI, Devtools
AqueductCreate, edit, and share procedural material graphs.ActiveAI, Devtools
AutomatAgentic automation that understands context, recovers, and improves.hiringActiveAI, Devtools
BoundaryThe programming language for AIteam of 10hiringActiveAI, Devtools
ChimaBuilding infrastructure tools to help large companies customize their…team of 7hiringActiveAI, Devtools

About Depot

Depot gives engineering teams the fast source control, builds, CI runners, sandboxes, caches, and registries they need to ship reliable software they trust at AI speed. Companies like PostHog, Inference, Wistia, PlanetScale, Poolside, Astral, and Semgrep use Depot to power their entire software delivery stack. Kyle and Jacob worked together as staff engineers for 4.5 years at Thorn and Era Software, before founding Depot. Depot is their take on what software delivery and a replacement for GitHub could look like in the world of AI.

YC batch
W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
22
Location
Remote
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, DevOps

Depot in W23: 274 companies, 69% AI

Depot: questions

Which YC batch was Depot in?

Depot was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is Depot still active?

Y Combinator lists Depot as active.

Where is Depot based?

Depot lists Remote as its location on YC's directory.